Let's call him Lau-wiliwili-humuhumu-nukunuku-nukunuku-āpua'a-'oi'oi
by
Tim Myers and Daryl Arakaki
children's fiction ages 3-8
I listened to this audio CD in the car. It would take a brave soul to try to pronounce the words in this book!
I think they wrote this just so Hawai'ians can boast about their language. One side of the fish family wants to name the baby after their traditional names. The other side of the family insists on their way. The names get longer and longer and funnier and funnier. Can they work out a compromise?
If you are headed to Hawai'i or just like studying culture, this is a good audio book to get you started on listening to the Hawai'ian language and along the way you can find out about the ocean wildlife.
